1987 Wyre Borough Council election

1987 Wyre Borough Council election
← 1983 7 May 1987 1991 →
All 55 seats to Wyre Borough Council; 28 seats needed for a majority
Leader before election; ; Conservative	Leader after election ; ; Conservative

The 1987 Wyre Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1987. This election was held on the same day as the 1987 United Kingdom local elections.

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The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

1987 Wyre Borough Council
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative		43	2	5	3
	Labour		8	2	2	=
	Liberal/SDP Alliance		4	2	0	2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Vink A.	734	38.5
	Labour	Davies B.	616
	Conservative	Mellor I.	611	32.0
	Labour	Alexander D.	604
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Scrivener D.	562	29.5
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Brooks C.	491
Turnout			3,618	45.1
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Conservative gain from Labour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Croft T.	1,204	45.4
	Conservative	McGrandle N. Ms.	1,042
	Conservative	Lawrenson R.	980
	Labour	Stone P.	884	33.3
	Labour	Fisher I.	712
	Labour	Traynor J.	710
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Clegg M. Ms.	564	21.3
Turnout			5,096	46.7
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Roper G.	793	56.6
	Conservative	Taylor H.	779
	Labour	Fail J.	397	28.3
	Labour	Irish G.	347
	Green	Brown A.	211	15.1
Turnout			2,527	50.4
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Fox A.	510	86.1
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Hooson H. Ms.	82	13.9
Turnout			592	46.0
	Conservative hold

1987 Wyre Borough Council election

Election result

Ward Results

Bailey

Bourne

Breck

Brock

Calder

Carleton

Catterall

Cleveleys Park

Duchy

Garstang

Great Eccleston

Hambleton

Hardhorn

High Cross

Jubilee

Mount

Norcross

Park

Pharos

Pilling

Preesall

Rossall

Staina

Tithebarn

Victoria

Warren

Wyresdale

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ibison T.	401	62.8
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Sloman S. Ms.	157	24.6
	Labour	Jenkins C.	63	9.9
	Green	Clark P. Ms.	18	2.8
Turnout			639	54.5
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ward J.	1,131	51.3
	Conservative	Macgregor S.	1,104
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Storey M. Ms.	654	29.7
	Labour	Pacey E. Ms.	420	19.0
	Labour	Smith P.	343
Turnout			3,652	52.6
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Sharples D.	724	88.1
	Labour	Thompson K.	98	11.9
Turnout			822	57.1
	Liberal/SDP Alliance gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Berry C.	912	42.2
	Conservative	Bootle J.	861
	Conservative	Liddle A.	770
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Cohen I. Ms.	678	31.3
	Labour	Horsley J.	573	26.5
Turnout			3,794	44.6
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Simpson I.	579	60.5
	Conservative	Smith P.	330	34.5
	Labour	Warrilow E. Ms.	48	5.0
Turnout			957	62.0
	Liberal/SDP Alliance hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Cornthwaite A.	901	47.0
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Sharrock R.	883
	Conservative	Moreland F.	848	44.3
	Conservative	Lang R.	740
	Labour	Brooke H. Ms.	166	8.7
Turnout			3,538	59.6
	Liberal/SDP Alliance hold
	Liberal/SDP Alliance gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Hunter P.	588	55.3
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Le Noury C. Ms.	476	44.7
Turnout			1,064	50.0
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Williamson R.	1,067	78.6
	Conservative	Pimbley T.	949
	Labour	Barnes J.	290	21.4
Turnout			2,306	37.6
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Stebbing C.	1,042	58.8
	Conservative	Foulkes A.	937
	Ind. Conservative	Bennett K.	509	28.7
	Labour	Hacking I.	221	12.5
	Labour	Norwood G.	184
Turnout			2,893	55.5
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Anderson L. Ms.	1,013	76.6
	Conservative	Catlow P. Ms.	992
	Labour	Hogston S. Ms.	309	23.4
	Labour	Marson L.	306
Turnout			2,620	49.5
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Jubilee (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Townend F.	792	42.2
	Residents	Dowden S. Ms.	581	31.0
	Conservative	Marshall E.	550
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Meller G.	252	13.4
	Labour	Roylance A.	250	13.3
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Timmins D. Ms.	246
Turnout			2,671	47.2
	Conservative hold
	Residents gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jackson B.	772	51.3
	Labour	Stables-Jackson J.	693
	Conservative	Agnew P.	468	31.1
	Conservative	Dickinson K. Ms.	463
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Ashton E. Ms.	266	17.7
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Hooley D.	239
Turnout			2,901	51.5
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jordin L. Ms.	919	49.6
	Conservative	Jolley L.	872
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Blower D.	484	26.1
	Labour	Owen J.	450	24.3
Turnout			2,725	48.3
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Allen R.	806	44.5
	Labour	Leadbetter S.	773
	Labour	Horrocks G.	716
	Conservative	Howard T.	551	30.4
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Price C.	453	25.0
Turnout			3,299	43.2
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Barlow M. Ms.	722	50.2
	Conservative	Briggs M. Ms.	715	49.8
	Labour	Pilling J.	669
	Conservative	Cartwright M. Ms.	640
Turnout			2,746	50.5
	Labour hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Watson R.	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mutch J. Ms.	1,334	71.2
	Conservative	Raby P.	1,199
	Conservative	Brook P.	1,121
	Labour	Wardley M.	540	28.8
	Labour	Higginson K.	532
Turnout			4,726	46.0
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	King H.	1,110	58.3
	Conservative	Oldfield M. Ms.	1,081
	Conservative	Smith E.	1,048
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Brandes D.	409	21.5
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Angel A.	387
	Labour	Crane S.	384	20.2
	Labour	Fisher C.	347
	Labour	Stirzaker D.	327
Turnout			4,093	45.9
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Forsyth W.	1,325	57.2
	Conservative	Powell M.	1,320
	Conservative	Ashworth C.	1,310
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Macneill S.	565	24.4
	Labour	Lord S.	428	18.5
Turnout			4,948	48.3
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Hawley P.	766	47.5
	Conservative	Baker D.	751
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Glennon F.	539	33.4
	Labour	Myers H.	308	19.1
	Labour	Pacey P.	302
Turnout			2,666	52.6
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Grime J.	1,055	69.2
	Conservative	Preston S. Ms.	1,050
	Conservative	Powell G.	1,015
	Labour	Rimmer E.	469	30.8
Turnout			3,589	43.8
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Formstone H.	919	47.6
	Conservative	Marr L.	908
	Conservative	Vincent A.	900
	Labour	Harrison J.	628	32.5
	Labour	Chantler J.	579
	Labour	Walker H.	565
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Blower W. Ms.	385	19.9
Turnout			4,284	50.4
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Hardman J.	534	57.8
	Liberal/SDP Alliance	Graddon J.	341	36.9
	Labour	Gillatt J.	49	5.3
Turnout			924	66.4
	Conservative hold